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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:35 am Post subject: Would you use pell-mell to describe Korea? |
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Would you use "pell-mell" to describe Korea?
When was the last time you used the word "pell-mell"?
Would you prefer to use helter-skelter, haphazard, or other terms before using pell-mell?
An education newspaper polled 76 professors to choose an expression of the year. According to the poll, "pell-mell" was the phrase that best describes the Korean politics, economy, and society in 2003. Following "pell-mell" are the expressions that mean "getting worse," "slandering," "incoherence," "chaos," and so on, all of which points out the economic recession and the illegal presidential campaign funds.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2003122097418
pell-mell also pellmell
1. In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter.
2. In frantic disorderly haste
adj : with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train" [syn: helter-skelter] adv : in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" [syn: harum-scarum]
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pell-mell |
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lush72
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: I am Penalty Kick!
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Would you use pell-mell to describe Korea? |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
Would you use "pell-mell" to describe Korea?
When was the last time you used the word "pell-mell"?
Would you prefer to use helter-skelter, haphazard, or other terms before using pell-mell? |
Helter-skelter-yes. pell-mell-no.
Thats just me though.
RR- did you get my pm?
Edit- I have NEVER used the words "pell-mell" to describe anything at all.
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HardyandTiny
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:55 am Post subject: |
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which education newspaper? where? the professors are from where?
what? |
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lush72
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: I am Penalty Kick!
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| HardyandTiny wrote: |
which education newspaper? where? the professors are from where?
what? |
 this type of slipshod reporting is par for the course from the donga illbo. |
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